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#1067; The Post-Game Interview

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I knew not whether the skynectar possessed the power it was rumored to, and took it, frankly, for rumor and myth; excavating and restoring the Well, and inviting the pilgrims to supplicate again after a thousand-year drought, was all the reward I sought from the labor. And yet... the reflection I caught in that first bucketful was of a world I knew to be but a dream from long ago. Suddenly, all else fell away, and I wondered in that moment if the score was still tied at 17-all.

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nschively
3696 days ago
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If only....
Baltimore, MD

Your Palms Will Sweat Seeing Footage From the Top of This Hong Kong Skyscraper

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Submitted by: (via Frank Wu)

Tagged: selfie , BAMF , vertigo , Video
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nschively
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Note that the dude is wearing a Ravens cap....
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Free Speech

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I can't remember where I heard this, but someone once said that defending a position by citing free speech is sort of the ultimate concession; you're saying that the most compelling thing you can say for your position is that it's not literally illegal to express.
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johnaspler
3863 days ago
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Exactly
Montreal, Quebec
JimB
3868 days ago
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And there are a lot of them about
pierceg83
3868 days ago
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The people showing you the door can also be the jerks.
Phoenix, AZ
shamgar_bn
3869 days ago
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This. Forever and ever... this.
Wake Forest, North Carolina
superberg
3869 days ago
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Freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences. People forget that.
Palatine, IL
jlvanderzwan
3869 days ago
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Alt-text is gold on this one.

President Barner, We Have to Do Something About the Rosherns!

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President Barner, We Have to Do Something About the Rosherns!

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nschively
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Sometime when I write a story and the lead character is Barraco Barner - you'll know why....
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That's a Feature in the New Android Firmware

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That's a Feature in the New Android Firmware

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Tagged: time , phones , apps
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If only...
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Frequency

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This comic shows estimated average frequency. I wanted to include the pitch drop experiment, but it turns out the gif format has some issues with decade-long loops.
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category5
3921 days ago
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Very cool little graphic
nschively
3929 days ago
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Cool...
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TheGaRaK
3929 days ago
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Étrangement visuel pour quelque chose qui n'a pas d'image...
Montreal, Quebec
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